Two local news helicopters crashed in midair early Friday afternoon in central Phoenix.
The pilots and photographers on the two aircraft died when the helicopters collided over Steele Indian School Park. The helicopters, as well as those from other stations, were covering a police chase.
In the moments before the crash, the pilot from KNXV-TV (Channel 15) Craig Harris, was on the radio with the pilot from KTVK-TV (Channel 3).
Source.
This is happening about ten miles from my house.
There are at least four (unconfirmed) deaths, and it's thought there was five on board between the two helicopters. They landed in a park and there is hardly any wreckage left- I personally doubt that anyone survived.
There have been no reports of anyone taken from the scene to the hospital. According to eyewitness accounts, there was no one on the ground where and when they hit.
The driver of the car in the chase, when caught, could face charges in relation to the crash.
Craig Smith and Rick Krolak were in the Channel 15 helicopter, and Jim Cox and Scott Bowerbank were in the Channel 3 helicopter. It has been recently confirmed that at least Cox and Bowerbank are dead. Edit- it's been confirmed that Smith and Krolak are also dead.
(This is a developing story, btw, which is why I'm not leaving all the explanation to the article.)
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